For Columbus Day, I had Monday off from school so we when up to the White Mountains to see the fall leaves and enjoy some cooler weather. It actually snowed on us on Friday evening as we were driving up! There was snow on the ground for the next morning for a bit but it all soon melted. The weather was definitely nippy! We stopped in Show Low for some bread (which I forgot to bring) and I picked up a nice warm coat. Good thing I did! It was beautiful there. Ben and Shanae joined us for the weekend as well. We enjoyed playing with the girls and eating out. I've noticed that the last few times we have been to the mountains, that it takes a day to adjust to the altitude. Carl and I both spent a good part of Saturday taking naps. We did not see as many colorful trees though. There was a terrible fire, the Wallow Fire, that destroyed thousands of acres of trees so the middle picture shows what we mostly saw on our drive through the mountain roads. It got very close to Greer, where we stayed. Several mountain homes were destroyed. It will take a long time to recover. Even the streams were badly damaged. The fish dyed from the ash that got in the streams so the fishing is gone for some time now. Carl is especially sad about that:(
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